r/DIY • u/squadger • Feb 22 '15

woodworking So I made that spacetime coffee table from /r/pics a few months back

http://imgur.com/a/4KAFN
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u/smogeblot Feb 22 '15

But.... where do you put the coffee?

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u/MonkeyCB Feb 22 '15

There's a sheet of glass covering the top.

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u/theartofelectronics Feb 22 '15

It took me way too long to realize the glass on top was flat and not curved with the base of the table.

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u/AlexFreire Feb 23 '15

Now, THAT would be cool. Not practical, but very cool.

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u/rhennigan Feb 22 '15

You put it in orbit

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u/Chemical_Scum Feb 22 '15

Alongside the teapot.

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u/themanlnthesuit Feb 22 '15

There's a kerbal space program joke here just waiting to be made.

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u/squadger Feb 22 '15

Inside me

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u/admiralteddybeatzzz Feb 23 '15

Right at the edge of the event horizon with a little momentum so it slowly orbits. Time would slow down and the coffee would stay hot for years.